Parzival's problem, and it is ours too, is his difficulty recognizing the progeny of the Watchers and understanding that despite all outward appearances, they are utterly inimical to the Light that draws us from the dark realms of non-being. Maybe as Books of Enoch & Jubilee say, not all that fell were condemned but certainly great enmity came upon those that followed the Angel Sataniel who befouled the earth. As simplistic and child like as it may seem to talk of light & dark, good & bad and so forth, these qualities remain factual experiences. An innocent like Parzival cannot see the dark intentions of the rulers of the darkness of this world but that does not in any way halt their actions. The fact that the innocent and the ignorant are incapable of perceiving inimical forces only draws out the confrontation ... Let's thank God for His protection.
II Cor. 9:8
And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:
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Interesting blog! While I don't really understand who you are, you write very well.
A small point of disagreement, however, on Parzival. I'm not sure what translation you've read, but in my reading (of Wolfram's Parzival) he does recognize the darkness. It's his reconciliation, or resolution, of light AND dark that allows him to achieve life's highest station as grail king.
You probably deserve a prize for finding this blog. I apologise for my anonymity but I don't make a living or a name out of this, I have no wares for sale and nothing to promote. Not today. I think what you write of the literary Parzival is correct, I'll not challenge that. Besides, it's some time since I last read Wolfram. In so far as this (sometimes dormant) blog, and others I command, are maintained they aim only to document aspects of living time. I am, to be sure, writing of the living Parzival who is far from completing his journey. Any victories or losses are little more than momentary and partial, they are not climactic. Naturally some events have greater bearing on subsequent events but it all occurs upon the shifting sands of emotional states. (Picture a little tug boat crushed in stormy waters, poor sailors puking sick and a stout captain demanding the damned vessel can be saved). In fact Parzival turns out to be a type of provocateur!
Parzival fails to recognize the darkness, quite simply he just isn't present throughout his time. This is what he is learning, though by no means an intellectual effort. He understands. Even the trackless path through the dark forest is familiar, it's a matter of praxis. He is gathering understanding and knowledge and developing being. That is in essence his work.
It is certainly difficult to articulate these things. Our personal habits and character play to create a false counterfeit narrative that draws us out into the market place - Herod slayed the innocents. Too many spectres, enticements and abundance of entertainment flourish to leave us abandoned, nay vanquished. We forget our service.
>Herod slayed the innocents
Good one.
Sounds cheesy. Sometimes all of this stuff does. Ah well, it's real enough when you encounter it. We're not innocent either, I know that. It's just that part we are developing which belongs to God. Essence is truth in man.
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